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. Meiosis involves _____ cell divisions with one _____.

two; round of DNA replication

During meiosis, the number of chromosomes per cell is reduced to _____: the information that is lost will be replaced when two such cells, one from each parent, merge.

1/2 of the original number

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During S phase in the cell cycle, DNA is exactly duplicated so that the cell can divide without loss of any information. The two duplicate chromosomes that result are called _____.

sister chromatids

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Two chromosomes in a single cell that contain the same type of instruction (e.g., eye color), but not necessarily the same instruction (e.g., brown vs. blue) are said to be _____. That is, they are _____ of a single chromosome.

homologous; different versions

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_____ cells contain both homologous chromosomes. (This doesn’t refer to the number of chromosomes, it refers to the number of _____.)

Diploid; different versions of each chromosome

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Haploid cells contain only one _____ of each chromosome (although they may contain two _____).

version; copies

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In the first round of division in meiosis, when the chromosomes separate during anaphase, the _____ separate and the _____ stay together.

homologous chromosomes; sister chromatids

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In the second round of division in meiosis, the _____ separate.

sister chromatids

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In meiosis, during the first prophase, four chromosomes (two copies of each _____) come together in one place. The cluster is called a(n) _____, and the event is called _____.

homologous chromosome; tetrad; synapsis

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During synapsis, homologous chromosomes are broken and patched back together in such a way that they _____. This is called _____. This gene-shuffling greatly increases the genetic diversity of the offspring that are produced by sexual reproduction.